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"...A Tarnished, but Worthwhile Animated Creation..."
If you took the biting humor of Mel Brooks, the flashy, dark environment of Tim Burton, and the stunning CGI of Pixar, you'd bring to life this tarnished, but worthwhile animated creation. Writer Chris McKenna and Director Tony Leondis have done just that.
This story of a lowly hunchbacked servant (Played by John Cusack) and his quest to bring to life the perfect evil invention does have dark undertones, but a great message about how you don't have to be evil to survive in such a world. The cast was also a treat. A lot of big names, such as Cusack, Molly Shannon, Eddie Izzard, Steve Buschemi, and even Arsenio Hall star in this movie, and deliver great performances.
I particularly enjoyed Buschemi playing a snarky roadkill rabbit that can't die, but keeps trying, as well as Izzard (my favorite character) as a narcissistic and devious villain out to steal Igor's invention.
I know the movie has dark undertones and a few grisly jokes, but it's all in good fun and I recommend it!
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Written February 22, 2009
No Way Man!
This movie is just a boring movie about evil and two monsters that fall in love! Not good for little kids! Scary and EVIL! NO NO NO! Not funny at all! Not fun! no charm to it! get a better movie like shrek! One of the worst movies I've seen in my life! Not a good see!
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Written February 17, 2009
Great for all Ages!
It may be a bit kiddish, but it has witty humor and well-developed characters. My husband and I rented this for fun and were just laughing our asses off! It would be a great movie for kids instead of all the mindless overly chipper annoying disney channel crap they keep putting out. It makes you think and teaches kids to read into the deeper meaning of things, plus it has that happy ending all little kids want in a movie. It is great for fans of Frankenstein, or A Nightmare Before Christmas, only it's happier. Some little kids may not get all the jokes, but what better way to teach them about sarcasm and irony? I'd rather my kids watch something like this than an unimaginative sequel to a classic fairytale that has been bastardized like Cinderella 3. Cinderella 3?!! WTH?! Be original people.
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Written December 23, 2008
Igor
This is an adorable little movie. Take the kids to see it!
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Get over how "dark" this is!
I wanted to post in response to people saying what a "horrible" or "dark" movie this was. Your kids aren't going to have a psychological break because they **1**/great, but fun...highly recommend for fans of either Nightmare Before Christmas or Corpse Bride. You know, I bet if Igor had catchy songs like in The Nightmare Before Christmas, parents wouldn't be complaining. A kids film doesn't have to be school kids dancing and singing like idiots, cheesy shallow characters, and a "the world is such a lovely, shiny, cheery place" theme. Give children a little credit, they can handle deep themes!
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